ad verecundiam

noun

Appeal to authority, argument from authority.

“Well, that's an ad verecundiam argument.”

Similar
appeal to authoritycredentialismgroupthinkipse dixit
OriginLatin argumentum ad verecundiam →
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Meanings

nounad verecundiam (plural ad verecundiams)

plural ad verecundiams

  1. Appeal to authority, argument from authority.

    Synonyms: appeal to authority, credentialism, groupthink, ipse dixit

adjectivead verecundiam (comparative more ad verecundiam, superlative most ad verecundiam)

comparative more ad verecundiam · superlative most ad verecundiam

  1. Of or relating to ad verecundiam.

    Well, that's an ad verecundiam argument.

adverbad verecundiam (comparative more ad verecundiam, superlative most ad verecundiam)

comparative more ad verecundiam · superlative most ad verecundiam

  1. In an ad verecundiam manner.

    He tried to make his case by arguing ad verecundiam.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAppeal to authority, argument from authority.

Similar
appeal to authoritycredentialismgroupthinkipse dixit
Also see
ipse dixit

Origin

  1. Latinargumentum ad verecundiam“argument to modesty”
  2. Englishad verecundiam

Shortened from Latin argumentum ad verecundiam (“argument to modesty”).

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“ad verecundiam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20verecundiam. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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